Battlefords News Optimist

The Ruddell potluck supper was held Jan. 24 with lots of food and a nice variety, as always. You have to love those potluck suppers. Special thanks to all the ladies who make things ready before the event.

In between filing for a passport and packing a toothbrush, stop into your local library and see all the great information and services that can get you on your way.

Rome may not have been built in a day, but local ice technician Wayne Cubbon and a crew came close, as they were able to finish eight houses in five days while in Austria.

BOYER: In Loving Memory of Shirley June Boyer who was born Dec. 1, 1931 at St. Vital, MB and passed away Jan. 24, 2012 at North Battleford, SK.

The Grade 8 class at H. Hardcastle School and their teacher, Pam Gordon, have filmed and produced an excellent short documentary video on the Klondike gold rush.

The latest Prairie North Health Region monthly meeting, in North Battleford, was focused on efficiency, better value and the budget. The region had signed a letter of intent with SaskPower to enter into an Energy Performance Contract.

The Maidstone Health Complex is undergoing an estimated $300,000 worth of renovations, and these renovations will disrupt x-ray services. Specifically, x-ray services will not be available at Maidstone from Feb. 3 until early March.

And let the music begin! The Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival opens this Wednesday in Wesley Hall at Third Avenue United Church with young Cory Wouters presenting Bed in Summer by Robert Louis Stevenson. After the morning of individual verse, St.

By the time this goes to print, I'm hopeful that no more snow has fallen and that the big melt has at least begun.

The wind blew wild yesterday. Normally unrestricted views of Vancouver Island were blocked by a curtain of rain, fog and water as wind speeds, edging closer than I'd like to hurricane force, shook the house.